Decision

The arbitrary detention of President Mohamed Bazoum by the junta in Niger

Effect: Adopted
Result: 524 for · 2 against · 29 abstained roll call
Date: 12 March 2026, 12:04
Kind: Resolution

More facts (9)

Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Motion B-10-2026-0163
Dossier: 2026/2642(RSP)
Source: Motion for a resolution
Topics: Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 7 votes · 1 roll call
Requested by: Renew (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 12 March 2026
Final vote: 189129

Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Motion B-10-2026-0163
Dossier: 2026/2642(RSP)
Source: Motion for a resolution
Topics: Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 7 votes · 1 roll call
Requested by: Renew (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 12 March 2026
Final vote: 189129

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Votes on this decision

Members on the final vote

Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Adopted by an overwhelming majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

6 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots and ESN.

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. **No vote**: in office that day, no position recorded. **Majority line**: the most common position. **Clear line**: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. **Cohesion**: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
Group	For	Against	Abst.	No vote	Majority line	Clear line	Cohesion
The Left	For 34	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 12 of 46	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
Greens	For 45	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 8 of 53	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
S&D	For 108	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 27 of 135	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
Renew	For 60	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 16 of 76	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
EPP	For 143	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 41 of 184	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
ECR	For 60	Against 0	Abst. 1	No vote 20 of 81	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.98
Patriots	For 51	Against 0	Abst. 5	No vote 28 of 84	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.87
ESN	For 13	Against 1	Abst. 9	No vote 5 of 28	Majority line For	Clear line Divided	Cohesion 0.35
No group	For 10	Against 1	Abst. 14	No vote 6 of 31	Majority line —	Clear line No line	Cohesion —

Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 6

Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.

ECR line For · 1 abstained of 61 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Georgiana TEODORESCU Romania
Patriots line For · 5 abstained of 56 who voted
Abstained (5)
- Auke ZIJLSTRA Netherlands
- Marieke EHLERS Netherlands
- Mieke ANDRIESE Netherlands
- Rachel BLOM Netherlands
- Ton DIEPEVEEN Netherlands

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

Votes by country (27 delegations)

Members' votes by country. **No vote**: in office that day, no position recorded. **Cohesion**: Agreement Index of the delegation, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all the same; it reflects the mix of groups (method).
Country	For	Against	Abst.	No vote	Cohesion
Austria	19	0	0	1	1.00
Belgium	14	0	0	8	1.00
Bulgaria	11	0	0	6	1.00
Cyprus	5	0	0	1	—
Czechia	18	0	2	1	0.85
Germany	75	0	7	13	0.87
Denmark	13	0	0	2	1.00
Estonia	6	0	0	1	—
Spain	41	0	0	19	1.00
Finland	14	0	0	1	1.00
France	54	0	0	27	1.00
Greece	16	0	2	3	0.83
Croatia	10	0	0	2	1.00
Hungary	0	0	1	20	—
Ireland	12	0	0	2	1.00
Italy	54	1	0	21	0.97
Lithuania	10	0	1	0	0.86
Luxembourg	6	0	0	0	—
Latvia	8	0	0	1	—
Malta	4	0	0	2	—
Netherlands	25	0	5	1	0.75
Poland	42	0	4	7	0.87
Portugal	19	0	0	2	1.00
Romania	21	0	1	11	0.93
Sweden	15	0	0	6	1.00
Slovenia	6	0	0	3	—
Slovakia	6	1	6	2	0.19

Members

Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

Members who spoke in the plenary debate on the dossier. **Speeches**: how many times they took the floor. **Final vote**: their recorded position on this decision's final roll call.
Member	Group	Speeches	Spoke	Final vote
Martin HOJSÍK Slovakia	Renew	Speeches1	12 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Tomasz FROELICH Germany	ESN	Speeches1	11 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Nathalie LOISEAU France	Renew	Speeches1	11 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Hannes HEIDE Austria	S&D	Speeches1	11 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Reinhold LOPATKA Austria	EPP	Speeches1	11 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Murielle LAURENT France	S&D	Speeches1	11 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Christophe GOMART France	EPP	Speeches1	11 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Catarina VIEIRA Netherlands	Greens	Speeches1	11 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For

All votes on this decision, 7

In voting order. **Result**: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). **Requested by**: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
1	Final vote on the motion for a resolution RC-B10-0159/2026 – Motion for a resolution	Roll call	524 for, 2 against, 29 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Renew
2	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0159/2026	Show of hands	Lapsed
3	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0160/2026	Show of hands	Lapsed

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0159/2026	Show of hands	Lapsed
3	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0160/2026	Show of hands	Lapsed

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result
4	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0163/2026	Show of hands	Lapsed
5	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0169/2026	Show of hands	Lapsed
6	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0172/2026	Show of hands	Lapsed
7	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0173/2026	Show of hands	Lapsed

Roll call requested by Renew.

Text

The text voted on.

Motion B-10-2026-0163

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Parliament adopted a resolution condemning the continued arbitrary detention of Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum by the junta.

It calls for his immediate and unconditional release, access to legal representation and medical care, and respect for his family's rights.

The text also urges Niger to restore constitutional order, deplores repression, and expresses concern over the planned ICC withdrawal.

Parliament asks the EU to keep supporting humanitarian aid and to strengthen diplomatic efforts for Bazoum's release.

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This resolution condemns the arbitrary detention of Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum and calls for his immediate release, restoration of constitutional order, and respect for human rights.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2026/2642(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Parliament adopted the text on 12 March 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

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Tabled for plenary (done)
Plenary vote · Adopted 12 March 2026 (done)
Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Connections

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Sources & citation

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-12/4
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 12 March 2026 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 12 March 2026 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-12
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “The arbitrary detention of President Mohamed Bazoum by the junta in Niger”. Decision, 12 March 2026. votingId 189129, document B-10-2026-0163, reference 2026/2642(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-12/4 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 12 March 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-12-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 12 March 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-12-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-12, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-03-12/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2026-03-12-4,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{The arbitrary detention of President Mohamed Bazoum by the junta in Niger}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-03-12},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-12/4}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-12/4},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 189129, document B-10-2026-0163, reference 2026/2642(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-12-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-12-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-12 (CC BY 4.0)}
}